2025 bitcoin++ Taipei Conference, Hackathon - Bitcoin developers gather to analyze digital sovereignty.

Bitcoin Developers Conference Bitcoin++, from December 15-17, 2025, will bring together cryptographers, core developers, and privacy advocates from around the world at the Taipei Nangang Bottle Cap Factory. Here they will explore how to defend individual sovereignty in the digital age through code. (Synopsis: Vitalik warns that Bitcoin 2028 will crack: Ethereum will need to upgrade quantum defense in four years before the US election) (Background supplement: US lawmakers propose the “US Bitcoin Act of 2025”: give strategic BTC reserves legal status and let the public pay taxes with Bitcoin) *This article is a press release and is provided by bitcoin++. From Austin to Taipei, the Bitcoin++ conference series is well-known in developer circles because of its unique location philosophy. Unlike business summits that seek luxury hotels and media exposure, each stop at Bitcoin++ is carefully curated to echo a specific technical theme or geopolitical context. Looking back at its global roadmap for 2025, we can clearly see a trajectory of technological evolution: Austin (May): Focus on mining pools and memory pools (Mempools) to discuss the decentralization of Bitcoin's “production side”. Riga (August): In the Baltic Sea, a fertile ground for privacy technology, the focus is on “Privacy”, discussing mixed-currency technology and on-chain anonymity. Istanbul (September): Located at the junction of Europe and Asia, discuss “scaling” and study how BitVM and ZK Rollups can make Bitcoin host more users. Berlin (October): At the Hacker Culture Center, specializing in “Lightning++”, the high-end application of the Lightning Network. And the final chapter of all this falls on Taipei in December 2025, with the theme set as “Sovereignty”. The Geographical Metaphor of Taipei's “Sovereignty” The choice of Taipei as the bearer of the theme of “sovereignty” undoubtedly has a strong symbolic significance. In the current international situation, Taiwan is on the cusp of geopolitics, and has a deeper understanding of “autonomy”, “defense” and “resilience” than any other region. In the context of Bitcoin, “sovereignty” means: Censorship Resistance: The ability to continue the transmission of value under any external intervention, whether it is a government freeze or a network block. Self-Custody: Thoroughly master the private key, do not rely on intermediaries such as banks or exchanges, “Not your keys, not your coins”. Right to Verify: Each user can run a Full Node to personally verify the legitimacy of each transaction instead of trusting a third-party data source. The official website of bitcoin++ clearly states: “Bitcoin is a cutting-edge tool for trading freedom. Join us as Taipei delves into the frontiers of sovereignty and peer-to-peer trading, both on-chain and off-chain.” This passage perfectly links Taipei's physical defense needs with Bitcoin's digital defense properties. Here, attendees will not just be talking about code, but also thinking about how to build a financial system that can survive extreme environments. In addition to symbolism, Taiwan's strength in the hardware manufacturing and open source communities is also a key factor in attracting bitcoin++. Taiwan is an important source of hardware wallets around the world, and the “sovereignty” of bitcoin must eventually be implemented at the physical level of private key storage. In addition, Taiwan has an active open source community (such as COSCUP) and core developers like Evan Lin as a bridge, making Taipei an ideal node to connect the Bitcoin technology community between East and West. The bitcoin++ Taipei exhibition venue is located at POPOP Taipei, No. 13, Section 2, Nangang Road, Nangang District, Taipei City, and its transportation convenience is extremely friendly to international participants. In-depth introduction to the agenda: three days of baptism of hardcore technology The agenda of this bitcoin++ Taipei conference is compact, covering all dimensions from the underlying protocol to the application layer. We conduct in-depth analysis on a day-by-day and session-by-session basis, dissecting the technical implications and strategic values behind each issue. Day 1 (December 15): Sovereign Infrastructure (Infrastructure of Sovereignty) The agenda of the first day focused on the infrastructure of Bitcoin as a “sovereign currency”, including payment protocols, open-source AI, and decentralized contracts. 10:45 am – 11:15 am | Dual-track Parallel Talks Stage: Nicolas Dorier (TBD) Speaker Background: Nicolas Dorier is a legend among Bitcoin developers and the founder of BTCPay Server. His tough pushback against BitPay in the 2017 blockchain-sized war (“My trust in you is broken…”) spawned BTCPay Server. Topic predictions and insights: Although the specific topic is pending (TBD), it is expected that he will share an update on the development of BTCPay Server 2.0 or decentralized payment protocols. BTCPay gives merchants full control over their funds without having to pay fees to middlemen, which is the ultimate embodiment of “financial sovereignty” at the commercial level. He may discuss how to make BTCPay support more Layer 2 protocols, or how to further lower the threshold for merchants to deploy full nodes. Main Stage: Anant Tapadia – “Bitcoin IS the Innovation” Topic Analysis: This presentation is expected to set the tone of the conference, refuting the idea that Bitcoin technology is stagnating, and reiterating that Bitcoin's insistence on robustness and decentralization is itself the biggest innovation. 11:15 am – 12:15 pm | Main Stage: Tony Klausing – “Sovereign Stability: Hands-On with Stable Channels” Technical Depth: Stable Channels are a holy grail on the Lightning Network. Bitcoin's high volatility has hindered its popularity as an everyday payment tool. Tony will show how derivative contracts (such as DLCs) can be used to synthesize stable fiat value within the Lightning Channel without relying on centralized stablecoins (e.g. USDT, USDC). This means that users can hold Bitcoin, but lock in fiat value at the time of payment, fully decentralized and without counterparty risk. This is revolutionary for merchants who want to get out of the banking system but need price stability. 11:30 am – 12:00 pm | Open source and AI Main …